Comment 0 for bug 1143980

This is just an oddity I can't figure out. lspci for this machine shows this:
ubuntu@201208-11537:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:16.3 Serial controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point KT Controller (rev 04)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Panther Point High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 RAID bus controller: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Panther Point SMBus Controller (rev 04)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 (rev 34)
03:00.0 SD Host controller: O2 Micro, Inc. Device 8221 (rev 05)

Which clearly show the intel Centrino wireless device and the Intel Gigabit Ethernet device. and that's it.
lsusb shows this:
ubuntu@201208-11537:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1bcf:2982 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 08ff:2810 AuthenTec, Inc. AES2810
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 413c:819b Dell Computer Corp.
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0b97:7761 O2 Micro, Inc. Oz776 1.1 Hub
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0b97:7772 O2 Micro, Inc. OZ776 CCID Smartcard Reader

And none of those appear to be networking devices.

However, when I open nm-applet I see three networking devices:
Wired Network (Intel 82579LM Gigabit)
Wired Network (Novatel Wireless HSPA)
Wireless Networks (and a list of access points)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-3.5.0-23-generic 3.5.0-23.35~precise1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-23.35~precise1-generic 3.5.7.2
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-23-generic x86_64
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.25.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 1406 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA:
 country TW:
  (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (3, 27)
  (5270 - 5330 @ 40), (3, 17), DFS
  (5735 - 5815 @ 40), (3, 30)
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7e30000 irq 46'
   Mixer name : 'Intel PantherPoint HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:111d76df,10280584,00100203 HDA:80862806,80860101,00100000'
   Controls : 23
   Simple ctrls : 10
Date: Mon Mar 4 03:53:57 2013
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=c0470f10-8436-437b-8009-ba2be8ecb392
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130213)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude 6430U
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-23-generic root=UUID=4c3d4b80-eff7-43f9-bf80-3904f2788102 ro quiet splash initcall_debug vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-23-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-23-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.79.1
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/31/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: X28
dmi.board.name: 0V4GYG
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: X01
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrX28:bd08/31/2012:svnDellInc.:pnLatitude6430U:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn0V4GYG:rvrX01:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude 6430U
dmi.product.version: 01
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.